Faq
Will the transferred image onto DVD be the same as the original
film?
Movie film has a horizontal resolution in excess of DVD/HDVD.
For example super 8mm has a horizontal resolution of 1600
lines.
16mm film has a horizontal resolution of 3000 lines.
We maintain that our telecine process will be faithful to
the original film, and because we manually adjust for
luminance we can improve an under exposed film. It is interesting
that one transfer establishment claims "better than broadcast",
this is clearly false, as "broadcast is broadcast"!
Can different film gauges be compiled on the one DVD?
Yes. Cineclair Productions Aerial Image Telecine
Multiplexer has dual ports so for example super 8mm and be
combined with 16mm on the one disc.
Can Pathe 9.5mm film be transferred to DVD?
Yes. Cineclair Productions is one of the few facilities in
Australia that can provide high resolution telecine transfers from
Pathe 9.5mm film using our specially modified projectors. The
luminance of under exposed scenes can be increased with our
improved halogen light source.
As a specialist in this field we have transferred over 500,000 feet
of 9.5mm dating back to 1925.
What duration of image can be stored on a DVD-R disc?
Up to 2 hours of high quality image can be stored on a 4.7G
disc. This is particulary suitable for movie film from 8mm upto
16mm without any appreciable loss of resolution or increased
compression.
However with VHS/video 8 formats upto 4 hours can be
accommodated utilizing "flexible record" and still maintain the
integrity of the original tape. | 